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Viewing Album:  Loram RG311 Rail Grinder
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:9/3/2013 - 9/3/2013
Album Info:Dogged this this monster work train and finally caught up with it at the CSX crossing on Indiana 149 just west of Chesterton. The unit was in transit and not working. Great video on line of it working though at http://vimeo.com/67423496.
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CSX 94503 - Ford Hi-Rail Truck
Title:  CSX 94503 - Ford Hi-Rail Truck
Description:  Preceding the Loram rail grinder was this CSX Ford Hi-Rail Truck.
Photo Date:  9/3/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:22:06 PM
Location:  Chesterton, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  957   Comments: 0
LMIX RG311 - Loram Rail Grinder
Title:  LMIX RG311 - Loram Rail Grinder
Description:  The lead unit in this long work train is Loram RG311 power unit.
Photo Date:  9/3/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:22:19 PM
Location:  Chesterton, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  100   Comments: 0
LMIX RG311
Title:  LMIX RG311
Description:  The lead unit has an outside walkway to access the other components of the work train.
Photo Date:  9/3/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:22:34 PM
Location:  Chesterton, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  79   Comments: 0
LMIX RG311
Title:  LMIX RG311
Description:  Beginning grinders units in the train
Photo Date:  9/3/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:22:52 PM
Location:  Chesterton, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  86   Comments: 0
LMIX RG311
Title:  LMIX RG311
Description:  One of the multiple rail grinding units in the Loram work train.
Photo Date:  9/3/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:23:12 PM
Location:  Chesterton, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  51   Comments: 0
LMIX RG311
Title:  LMIX RG311
Description:  The grinder units stretch quite a distance down the track. To see these in action, view the online video at http://vimeo.com/67423496 a beautiful action video of this unit.
Photo Date:  9/3/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:23:27 PM
Location:  Chesterton, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  79   Comments: 0
LMIX RG311
Title:  LMIX RG311
Description:  The rail grinding units follow each other to the point that it is difficult to separate one from another within the Loram work train.
Photo Date:  9/3/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:23:45 PM
Location:  Chesterton, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  71   Comments: 0
LMIX RG311
Title:  LMIX RG311
Description:  Continuing down the line of the work train is another rail grinder.
Photo Date:  9/3/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:24:01 PM
Location:  Chesterton, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  80   Comments: 0
LMIX RG311
Title:  LMIX RG311
Description:  Another grinding unit follows the previous ones, almost too many to count. Someday I want to catch one actually grinding rail. Must be a sight to see, smell and hear!
Photo Date:  9/3/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:24:17 PM
Location:  Chesterton, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  76   Comments: 0
LMIX RG311
Title:  LMIX RG311
Description:  One of two tank cars in the work train to hold water for spraying the ties and rails while grinding as well as the water cannons on the end unit for any brush fires from sparks.
Photo Date:  9/3/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:24:36 PM
Location:  Chesterton, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  75   Comments: 1
LMIX RG311
Title:  LMIX RG311
Description:  The 2nd tank car marked as containing "fire form" for the tie spray and for the end unit fire cannons.
Photo Date:  9/3/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:24:55 PM
Location:  Chesterton, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  66   Comments: 0
LMIX RG311
Title:  LMIX RG311
Description:  The end unit (caboose?) of the rail grinding work train crosses the IN 149 intersection, the "last tail wagging" on the end of the train!
Photo Date:  9/3/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:25:08 PM
Location:  Chesterton, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  52   Comments: 0
LMIX RG311
Title:  LMIX RG311
Description:  End unit of the Loram rail grinding work train. Note the two "water" cannons that spray fire retardent foam on trackside fires from the grinding sparks.
Photo Date:  9/3/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:25:28 PM
Location:  Chesterton, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  78   Comments: 0

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